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Immanuel Quickley "Walking In My Purpose" Episode 2 | Dreams Come True On NBA Draft Day!

Arek Kissoyan — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:14:45 +0000

Immanuel Quickley is one of the bright young rookies in the National Basketball Association, but his journey to be selected in the 2020 NBA Draft has been one to remember. From a little-known town in Maryland called Havre de Grace, to a star at the University of Kentucky, and now playing for the New York Knicks, walk in the path with Immanuel Quickley to the NBA.

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Immanuel Quickley "Walking In My Purpose" Episode 1 | New York Knicks PG Path To The NBA

Arek Kissoyan — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:09:16 +0000

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Tyrese Maxey Reveals His Most EMBARASSING Moment! 76ers Rookie Goes 1on1 w/ Keke!

Arek Kissoyan — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:15:58 +0000

Tyrese Maxey went head to head with our very own Keke Sevillian at the Ballislife All American Game and we were keeping this in the vault until our mans got drafted!

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Chino Hills HS to #6 Pick In NBA DRAFT! | Onyeka "Big O" Okongwu "DRAFT DAY In The Life"

Arek Kissoyan — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:12:35 +0000

Ever thought what it's like getting drafted to the NBA? We take you behind the scenes of Chino Hills High School, Compton Magic stand out and #6 pick in the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, Onyeka "Big O" Okongwu big draft day party!

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Drake REPS John Wall HIGH SCHOOL Jersey?! Summer of Separation "The FINALE" /// Ep 8

Webb Wellman — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:26:50 +0000

Last summer we followed Washington Wizard's PG and 5-time NBA All-Star, John Wall in a series called No Off Season. This summer we are back in action with season 2, titled Summer of Separation. This is the 8th and final episode in this summer series and in this episode John heads off to Washington Wizards Training Camp, get behind the scenes footage, pressers from media day and so much more. Be sure to follow us for each weekly drop and leave a comment below with #WallWay for a chance to win a prize pack via #BALLISLIFE!!!

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Song Used in Video: Song Used in Video: WallWay Pack ft MoneyBagg Yo "Nothin 2 Somethin"
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2018 Summer of Separation
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/lDy2TLqF1YA
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/6g2MRtjMGiI
Episode 3: https://www.youtube.com/ANyyVCuxYik
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/Vttb424e3QQ
Episode 5: https://youtu.bLy e/1GdSCHAC_IM
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/S-N1XGMHq2s
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/0oUACe0foPo

2017 NO OFF SEASON SERIES (w/John Wall):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew2wa5NOTPU&list=PLn1oEpC5aiYLc9Pjirp0tLBtYwawFkBYy

John Wall's Bright Beginnings School:

Welcome to Bright Beginnings. We are a preschool and childcare early learning center aimed at child development from an early age.

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John Wall Livin' HIS BEST LIFE!! Paid in Full Bday BASH & More! Summer of Separation /// Ep 7

Webb Wellman — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:33:50 +0000

Last summer we followed Washington Wizard's PG and 5-time NBA All-Star, John Wall in a series called No Off Season. This summer we are back in action with season 2, titled Summer of Separation. This is the 7th episode in a weekly series and in this episode John heads to Atlanta for Ludaday Weekend, he gets a Cookout (restaurant) tattoo, coaches the celeb game, celebrates his 28th birthday Paid in Full style and so much more.

Song Used in Video: Song Used in Video: WallWay Pack ft MoneyBagg Yo "Nothin 2 Somethin"
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Kevin Durant & Devin Booker TEAM UP at Rico Hines UCLA Run! CRAZY SCORING CLINIC

Arek Kissoyan — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:04:41 +0000

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker were ON THE SAME TEAM today at Rico Hines prestigious UCLA Run! Also featuring Dante Exum, Buddy Hield, Alec Burke, Bobby Brown, Trevor Ariza, Seth Curry, Brandon Jennings and Andrew Harrison.

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John Wall CUT in High School?! KING of the City's Raleigh Return! Summer of Separation /// Ep 5

Webb Wellman — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:27:57 +0000

Last summer we followed Washington Wizard's PG and 5-time NBA All-Star, John Wall in a series called No Off Season. This summer we are back in action with season 2, titled Summer of Separation. This is the fifth episode in a weekly series and in this episode John gets his last workouts in Miami in, heads to Raleigh for his charity book bag give-a-way and plays pick up at NC State with some of Raleigh's best hoopers and so much more.

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2018 Summer of Separation Episode 1: https://youtu.be/lDy2TLqF1YA

Episode 2: https://youtu.be/6g2MRtjMGiI

Episode 3: https://www.youtube.com/ANyyVCuxYik

Episode 4: https://youtu.be/Vttb424e3QQ

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Day In The Life w/ Gabe York! Getting Ready For NBA Training Camp & Keeping The Dream Alive!

Arek Kissoyan — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:37:30 +0000

We caught up with the boy Gabe York and spent a day catching up with him as he prepared for his upcoming training camp with the Orlando Magic! Special thanks to Gabe, CK, Lucio and Emi! Check out Spit Freely at http://www.instagram.com/spitfreely

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Happy Father's Day NBA Edition

David — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:36:10 +0000

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— Foot Locker (@footlocker) June 14, 2017

Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads in the NBA, of players in the NBA, of fans of the NBA and even the ones that don't give a damn about the NBA; If you made a child and raised them with love then I'm showing you love today. And since I'm a proud father of two and in such a loving mood, I'll even refrain from making Dwight Howard, Eric Williams, Karl Malone, Shawn Kemp and especially Jason Caffy jokes...I guess I sort of just did.

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DuRag Melo Pins Innocent Hoopers Shot On The Backboard!

Staff — Wed, 16 May 2018 17:54:00 +0000

LaMelo Ball showed up to 24 hour fitness rocking his new du-rag in his brother Lonzo's warm up long sleeve Lakers T-shirt. Shortly after pinning a gym members shot on the glass his bro LiAngelo showed up to get a few shots in. Someone needs to get him some new Jordans! LOL

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Breakfast for Sneakerheads + Michael Jordan's Best Wheaties commercials & Top 10 Boxes

David — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:09:10 +0000

I've never been a Wheaties person. And no matter how many times I saw Michael Jordan (or his Mom) on TV telling me "I better eat my Wheaties" or saw his face on a box while walking down the grocery store aisles looking for sugary cereals like Frosted Flakes (endorsed by a rookie Vince Carter) and Lucky Charms, whole grain Wheaties was just too bland for me. I even considered it the John Stockton of cereals.

I'll admit, some of the goodies -- like MJ posters, calendars, basketball cards and mail-in basketball offers -- were tempting but I still preferred to start my mornings off with G.I Joe cartoons, a bowl of Frosted Flakes or some maple syrup on french toast or waffles...especially if the waffles are shaped like sneakers in the photo above.

In honor the GOAT and the bland brand flakes, let's take a look back at MJ's best Wheaties commercials and Top 10 boxes that graced the grocery store aisles of my Publix and Winn-Dixie.

1) Shooting Hoops with MJ Fold out Box

2) Jodan logo cover with random MJ Basketball certificate

3) Come Fly With Me Style Poster

4) Crispy Wheaties N Rasins with Wilson Basketball Offer

5) Flight Club Calendar

6) Space Jam Jersey Offer

7) Limited Edition Fleer Basketball Card Uncut Sheet

8) Free Golf Ball Offer

9) MJ is Back

10: 1991 NBA Champs

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God Shammgod & The Original Practitioners of the "Shammgod" Crossover

David — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:22:32 +0000

You have probably heard the name Shammgod and seen a "Shammgod crossover" more times than you have ever seen an actual play by the man the move was named after. The same man who taught Kobe Bryant how to improve his crossover. That man, or should I say God, is God Shammgod (formerly known as Shammgod Wells).

Thanks to this new "mini-documentary" from B/R, the world actually gets to see rare footage of the former McDonalds All-American, Providence star and New York legend with a bigger cult following than many of the most popular players in the basketball hall of fame. It sounds odd to say a 45th draft pick -- from the not-so-deep 1997 draft with Tim Duncan (#1) and Tracy McGrady (#9) -- who only lasted 20 games in the NBA has a bigger fanbase than many NBA greats, but via writers, bloggers, TV commentators, mixtape makers, barbershops and great NBA point guards, his name not only continues to live on, it gets bigger and more legendary every year.

In the doc, handle Gods like Jamal Crawford, Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving talks about the "deadly" move while some of the best executions of the move -- from Chris Paul to Manu Ginobili to Markelle Fultz -- are shown.

"The move itself is so wicked." Says Jamal Crawford. "It's identifiable. You know it's his as soon as you see it. And I've seen people over the years try to imitate it but nobody can make it look the way he does."

There's also an interesting part about Shammgod's first encounter with Kobe Bryant and Kobe's dad asking him to give his son a few tips to make him a better ball handler. Here are a few clips of Kobe and his underrated handles in action.

#aMuseStory #truestory https://t.co/nPkdQTUpap

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) June 20, 2015

WHO REALLY INVENTED THE "SHAMMGOD MOVE"

The Shammgod is kind of like "Coke" and "Aspirin." You will hear people ask for a Coke when they are really asking for a soda and will settle with a Pepsi. People ask for aspirin but will take any Ibuprofen. Long before Shammgod pulled off the move in the 1997 NCAA regional finals vs Arizona, players in other countries were doing the move that's been called the"El Latigo" and "The Whip."

Many crossover connoisseurs credit 80's Croatian baller Danko "El Killer del Perimetro" Cvjeticanin as the inventor of the move but Dragan Kicanovic -- a Cibona teammate of the late great Drazen Petrovic and members of the FIBA Hall of Fame -- was doing it years earlier.

After them, came three-time EuroLeague Champion Dejan Bodiroga, who Carmelo Anthony is a little familiar with (21-second mark of the following video).

So, Shammgod might not have been the first or the "best" to do the move but he made it a household name. And just like Jamal Crawford said, "People over the years try to imitate it but nobody can make it look the way he does."

BONUS VIDEOS

BEST HANDLES IN NBA HISTORY

EL LATIGO

HEART OF THE CITY: NEW YORK

BEST SHAMMGODS EVER

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John Wall is Ludacris' Secret Weapon! Celebrity Game ALL ACCESS | NO OFF SEASON | episode 8

Staff — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:16:57 +0000

Earlier this month, John Wall hit Atlanta for Ludaday Weekend present by the King of the ATL, Ludacris. On Sunday, Luda held his annual celebrity basketball game and this year included John Wall, John Collins, Serge Ibaka, Lou Williams, Lance Stephenson, Lil Duval and many more. Check out all the behind the scenes action from the game, including what Lil Duval thought about being dropped! Episode 8 of NO OFF SEASON is out now and be sure to check out the first 7 episodes as well!

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episode 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NycitMkolro&t
episode 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrtInGlJdoU&t
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John Wall Accepts Kobe's Challenge & Hits BAMA/FSU in ATL: NO OFF SEASON | episode 7

Webb Wellman — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:18:22 +0000

In episode 7 of John Wall's summer web-series, NO OFF SEASON, John works out with the player development coach for the Washington Wizards, hits a NBA commercial shoot and heads to Atlanta for the Florida State vs Alabama football game at the brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Check out all the action here, including John accepting his challenge from Kobe Bryant!

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John Wall Calls Out Tom Brady?!? Better QB or WR? NO OFF SEASON | episode 6

Webb Wellman — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:30:48 +0000

John Wall has had quite the summer. In episode 6 of his summer web series, NO OFF SEASON, Wall puts on two back-to-school charity events, hits the gridiron and gives views a glimpse of his current AAU program, Team Wall. Check out what this NBA All-Star is up to and why he is so hungry for more! Also be sure to check out the previews 5 episodes available NOW on ballislife!

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LeBron James vs John Wall + Superstar Jelly Fam?! NO OFF SEASON | episode 5

Webb Wellman — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 17:52:59 +0000

In episode 5 of John Wall’s, NO OFF SEASON, John is joined by Lebron James for a workout with NBA Skills Trainer, Rob McClanaghan, at the University of Miami. John's teammate, Kelly Oubre, also joins in on the workout and the trio even attempts some jelly during and in between drills. Be sure to check out the first four episodes on www.ebooksnet.com now! Episode 6 will be coming your way before you know it! Keep it locked!

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John Wall Advice for Zion Williamson + Throwback Mixtape ft Young Scooter | NO OFF SEASON | episode 4

Webb Wellman — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:14:00 +0000

Young Scooter's Album with featured music from this episode:
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In episode 4 of John Wall's NO OFF SEASON, John and crew head back to the boxing gym as well as the U (University of Miami) to put in some work. John and teammate, Sheldon Mac, also continue their back-and-forth and John discusses being named the best mixtape player of all-time and talks about Zion Williamson. Be sure to check out the first three episodes on www.ebooksnet.com now! Episode 5 will be coming your way before you know it! Keep it locked!

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How Does John Wall Travel?! + NBA Nike Jersey Reveal & More! | NO OFFSEASON | episode 3

Webb Wellman — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:36:07 +0000

In episode 3, check out John in the workout following his Pro League game in Miami. The day after his workout, we fly to Washington, DC for a press conference at the Verizon Center about his new contract extension. Check out all the talk, all the love, all the work and everything John Wall in NO OFFSEASON, an all-access look into the journey of a superstar!

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John Wall ALL ACCESS at Miami Pro League with James Harden! | NO OFF SEASON | episode 2

Webb Wellman — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 03:01:48 +0000

This is episode 2 of John Wall's all access web series, NO OFF SEASON. In this episode John's teammate, Sheldon Mac, comes to stay with the goal of putting in some major work alongside one of the NBA's best players. After a workout, John and some of his crew headed to Miami High School, where he joined Houston Rocket superstar, James Harden, to play in a Miami Pro League game. Be sure to check out the first episode of NO OFF SEASON and be on the look out for episode 3, which will feature the moments after the Pro League game and much more! #WallWay

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John Wall Throws Hands in the Yams! | NO OFF SEASON | episode 1

Webb Wellman — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:35:33 +0000

I have been fortunate to be living with Washington Wizard's franchise player, John Wall, for the 2nd part of the summer. Together, we have decided to bring you a series called, "NO OFF SEASON", in which I will try to bring you some insight into part of the grind associated with being a multi-time all-star and a 3rd team All-NBA selection. This first episode is more informative but look for the action to pick up as we go through the grind of summer 2017. The next episode will drop next week, enjoy!
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NBA Player Gets Call of a Lifetime! Ben McLemore Emotional Reaction Joining Grizzlies!!

Webb Wellman — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 18:40:09 +0000

Our guy Tom was lucky enough to be with Ben McLemore last week during a big time moment in the former Sacramento King's career. While shooting a routine workout one night, Ben received a call from his agent. Watch this amazing moment in the life of an NBA free agent, as McLemore finds out his future. Be sure to keep it locked on ballislife for more, including the FULL version of this video that will be released in the coming days to the MIDWEST YouTube Channel. I'll be sure to post a link to that video below once it's uploaded. Thanks for watching y'all and be sure to keep supporting the movement!

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Jabari Parker Puts on Insane Dunk Show in Front of his Campers!

Scott Comeau — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:24:13 +0000

Jabari Parker might be only 21 years old, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward is already giving back to his community. At the second annual Family Jabari Parker Summer Camp held at Quest Multisport in Chicago, Jabari was surrounded by his family and the coaches who made him who he is today.
Campers (grades 5-12) spent 2 days training at stations, listening to Jabari speak about his life lessons as well as breaking down NBA game film with the former Chicago Simeon star (4 x state champ).
The biggest highlights of camp came from Jabari himself when he scrimmaged against each team of campers. Jabari flashed his athleticism with a variety of dunks including alley oops, windmills and a 360 pump.
There will be a Milwaukee-area Family Jabari Parker camp for grammar-high schoolers August 18-19 at Grafton High School (WI) in conjunction with The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee.
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Streetball Legend The Professor Shows Lakers D'Angelo Russell & Jordan Clarkson the "Moses Move"

David — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:10:48 +0000

Class was in session during last week's Power 106 Celeb Game when streetball legend and special guest coach Grayson Boucher aka The Professor was showing Lakers' future stars D'Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson one of his (many, many) signature moves: The baseline behind the back one in the featured video is called "The Moses Move."

When they weren't learning some new handles tricks, Russell, Clarkson and teammate Julius Randle were having some "high-flying" fun as they tried to dunk on each on the kiddie rim.

Here'a a few great pics from our friend Cassy Athena of the LA low rim dunkers posterizing each other and interacting with the players, celebs and fans.

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NBA Jam was rigged against Pippen & Bulls and also haunted by Drazen Petrovic?!

David — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 13:10:04 +0000

I miss arcades. Real small dark arcades in malls and shopping centers. Dave & Busters, Main Event and places like that are cool, it's just not as cool as the "NO FOOD OR DRINKS (or women in the case of Saudi Arabia -- I lived there for much of my childhood)" arcades of the 80s and 90s.

You just can't make that dramatic entrance at Dave and Busters, pull a quarter out of a jingling deep pocket of coins and slam it on the machine to let the guy playing Street Fighter know you got next and is about to kick his ass off the machine. It's just not the same with a Dave and Busters card that you have to swipe.

NBA JAM - GREATEST ARCADE GAME EVER (NOT NAMED STREET FIGHTER)

When NBA Jam came out in 93, I was a fixture at the arcade, slamming quarters and battling any and everybody. My go-to team was the Charlotte Hornets and I can't tell you how many times a newbie would get on the machine and then complain when they realized Michael Jordan wasn't on the Bulls.

Why wasn't he?

The GOAT was MIA on NBA Jam (and the NBA Live games) because Jordan owned his own likeness and NBA Jam creator Midway couldn't pay his licensing fee. Apparently, it wasn't too much for that silly Chaos in the Windy City game.

The other problem these Bulls fans had against me, along with the help of Larry Johnson and Zo, was finding out Pippen and the Bulls weren't as good as they should have been.

Why was that?

In an?interview with ESPN the Magazine, NBA Jam lead designer Mark Turmell revealed those complainers were kind of right.

Did Scottie Pippen's ratings in the game really drop when he played certain teams?
It's true, but only when the Bulls played the Pistons. If there was a close game and anyone on the Bulls took a last-second shot, we wrote special code in the game so that they would average out to be brick. There was the big competition back in the day between the Pistons and the Bulls, and since I was always a big Pistons fan, that was my opportunity to level the playing field.

If that rumor clear up wasn't mind-blowing enough, here's Mark's story on the rumor that the game was haunted by the great Drazen Petrovic.

We had already finished making?NBA Jam?when?Drazen Petrovic?died. The game had already shipped and he was on the Nets. So we had all of these coin-op machines around, and one night we were playing?Mortal Kombat?and there was a?Jam?machine next to it, and all of a sudden the game started calling out "Petrovic!" "Petrovic!" And this only happened after Petrovic had died. Everyone started freaking out. Something weird was going on with the software, and to this day, if you have an original?NBA Jam?machine every once in a while it will just yell out "Petrovic!" It's wild.

The last great story from the interview is the revealing that there's a handful of arcade versions out there with Michael Jordan and Gary Payton on them; I just added owning one of them to my bucket list.

The most interesting one was the team of Gary Payton and Michael Jordan. Payton didn't make the cut to be in the game, and of course, Jordan pulled himself out of the licensing of the NBA, so we had to pull him out of the game. But one day, I got a phone call from a distributor out on the west coast who told me that Gary Payton was willing to pay whatever it cost to get into the game. So we told him what to do in terms of taking photographs, so he sent in photographs of himself and Jordan, saying, "We want to be in the game, hook us up." So we actually did a special version of the game and gave both players all-star, superstar stats. There are only a handful of these machines, but Jordan and Payton did end up being in one version of the game

Read the full interview here

Another great NBA Jam story belongs to Shaq. He loved the game so much, he would actually rent or have the arcade game shipped to hotels he and the Orlando Magic were staying at during road games.

It sounds shocking but I also remember a rookie Shaq renting out an Orlando water amusement park (Wet n' Wild) for a couple of hours just so he and one of his friends could stay longer and not have to deal with lines.

What I find shocking is Shaq said his favorite player to use in the game was Chris Mullin. I can honestly say I've played the game a few thousand times at the arcade and never once played with Mully.

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Greek Freakonomics: Giannis talks teammates buying a PS4 at every away game & spending $500 on a pack of gum

David — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:44:17 +0000

Look no further than the free agent signings today - $145 million here, $90 million there, $20 million for who - to understand why many players lose the concept of the value of money and spend cash as if they have an endless stack of winning lottery tickets. And it's not the cars, the houses, the bad investments, the side chicks that makes the average person shake their heads at the players spending habits, it's stories like the ones Giannis Antetokounmpo hilariously tells a reporter in this video that does.

Before I get into his stories, you have to understand why they are so shocking to Giannis too. In a Grantland article about the Greek Freak, it said Giannis once pulled a pair of discarded shoes by Caron Butler out of the trash and said "What are you doing? These good shoes!’” This is the same Giannis who Brandon Knight said would carry 6 or 7 boxes of free food from the player's lounge to his home to save money. You might call that being cheap. I call it being smart and not being wasteful. And when I call him 10 years from now, I wont be calling him broke.

In this interview, when asked "what was the craziest thing you have seen a teammate do with his money," Giannis replied that Caron Butler once gave him $500 to buy a pack of gum and some Mountain Dew! I have a feeling it wasn't a 12 pack of Dew either, so the total bill couldn't have been more than $3.

Giannis said he's also seen teammates buy a PS4 at every away game and then leave it at the hotel! I'm assuming those teammates aren't bringing games with them, so they are probably spending $400-500 at each stop just to basically rent a console for a night or two.

Now, I'm not saying any of his mentioned teammates, or their great, great grand kids, will ever be broke, but it's this type of spending mentality that leads to financial problems and why people who have to wait till Christmas to make a $500 purchase are shaking their heads and not shedding a tear when they hear an Antoine Walker story.

As for Giannis, who once asked Zaza if there's any way he doesn't have to give up half of his check to Uncle Sam, I'll gladly listen to any story from him.

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Kobe Bryant Talks About Making A Teammate Cry, "Friends can come & go, banners hang forever"

David — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:29:50 +0000

During yesterday's annual BET Experience event at the Nokia Theater in LA, ESPN's Jamele Hill hosted the BETX Genius Talks and spoke to an "unplugged" Kobe Bryant about Larry Nance Jr calling him a "rapist," his future and "being an a$$hole."

As for Nance's old tweets, Bryant said he sent him a nice message but still found a way to offend him by addressing him as "Mr Bryant" and "sir."

"I was like what the f*ck, huh, what!"

But Mr. Bryant said it was all water under the bridge, so maybe there's a chance the two can be friends - well, as much of a friend as you can be with Bryant.

“I meant that friends can come and go, but banners hang forever.” Bryant said when asked about his "being a great friend is something I will never be" comment in GQ Magazine earlier in the year.

"But when you grow up, I loved the game so much. It wasn’t on purpose to be a bad friend or not to be as good of a friend. It takes time to do that. It takes a lot of energy to do that.

“Consciously, all my energy was focused on one thing. It’s like, friends, I have friends that have known me since I was 11. They know that that’s how I am. But nine times out of 10, that’s how they are too. Because they’re as driven at what they do as what I am. It works out.”

Bryant was then asked what's the worst thing he's ever said to a teammate.

“Oh, Jesus, let me think,” he said with a laugh. “I’m not sure if the fact that I’m thinking about the worst things that I’ve said really means that I haven’t said that many, or maybe I’ve said too many. I’m scrolling through them [in my mind]. I’m like on iPod shuffle.

“There are certain players that I’ve made cry,” Bryant said. “If I can make you cry by being sarcastic, then I really don’t want to play with you in the playoffs if that’s making you cry.

“But let me see. There was one teammate that was just so bad. He was so bad. It wasn’t Kwame [Brown]. Kwame wasn’t actually that bad. I tease Kwame. It wasn’t Smush [Parker]. It was a player that you guys won’t even remember if I said who his name was. I can’t even pronounce his name. It was some European kid.

“But he was really, really bad. I said, ‘Dude, you might want to reconsider what your life purpose is. Maybe it’s not this.’ It came out that way. I was like, maybe 20-something years old, I don’t know, really young.

As for retiring after next season.

"At the end of the season, if I feel like doing it again, I will. If I don't, I won't. [But] I won't make a big deal about it."

"It might be. You gotta retire sometime. Im not Benjamin Button, man," Kobe said. #BETtalks

— janis carr (@janiscarr) June 28, 2015

You can read more of what Kobe had to say over Baxter Holmes post on ESPN.com.

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#YourTimeHasCome Harrison Barnes Talks 2K15 & The NBA's Video Gaming Culture

Arek Kissoyan — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:46:56 +0000

Ballislife & Slam got to spend an afternoon with the Golden State Warriors' Harrison Barnes and talk about NBA 2K15 and the video gaming culture in the NBA.

No stranger to video game style dunks (just ask Nikola Pekovic), Barnes aka The Black Falcon, has been generating high flying highlights for years but unfortunately didn't get much of a chance to show off what he could do during last season's dunk contest. One dunk he had in his bag (literally) was a Jason Richardson tribute dunk which involved him pulling out a vintage J-Rich jersey.

That's all water under the bridge now but we are expecting some big things from him and the Warriors this season and definitely expect him to improve on that 76 rating he has.

#YoureTimeHasCome

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Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Isaiah Thomas, Tony Wroten & Will Conroy Give Back to Seattle

Arek Kissoyan — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:02:51 +0000

This past weekend was another weekend of giving back for many of the NBA pro's in Seattle as they all held backpack giveaways for the kids in their communities. The rain didn't stop Brandon Roy, Tony Wroten and Will Conroy as they held their's first on Saturday near Garfield High School and Isaiah Thomas had his in his hometown of Tacoma shortly after.

On Sunday Jamal Crawford held his own backpack giveaway as well near his Rainier Beach High School.

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Jamal Crawford Gets Surprised by Seattle Pro Am Staff With Mr. Washington Award

Arek Kissoyan — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:46:56 +0000

You saw the jaw dropping dunks by Zach LaVine, you saw the awesome highlights from the Brandblack All-Star game but the best moment from the Seattle Pro Am this past weekend was when the Pro Am staff surprised Jamal Crawford with the Mr. Washington Award for everything he has done for the community. The maximum capacity crowd gave Jamal a standing ovation for everything he's done for his community and for giving them the opportunity to see their favorite NBA players live once again.

It's hard to recall everything Crawford and his foundation have done for the community because he does it so low key and without media hype or online promotion. We know about the $100,000 to renovate his high school gym. $75,000 to renovate a library at a NYC elementary school and another$50,000 for a library in Renton. He provides free backpacks filled with school supplies as well as free haircuts and pedicures to boys and girls so they can feel good about themselves on the first day of school. He has an annual 4th of July Bar-B-Q at Green Lake Park in Seattle. He feeds thousands on Thanksgiving and gives out Christmas trees and gifts when he turns into Jamal Clause on Christmas.

Jamal may not do things for recognition, but it gave us great joy seeing him receive a gift and love in return for all of the love he has shown for others.

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LeBron James Cheers On His Son (Who Looks JUST Like Him) During in 4th Grade AAU Championship Game

Arek Kissoyan — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 23:59:23 +0000

"When he's not putting the world and NBA on hold, LeBron James is just like any proud father as he cheered on his son during a youth basketball game." via MostViewed09

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Kobe Fan vs Michael Jordan (51 Years Old) One on One

Arek Kissoyan — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:13:06 +0000

At last year's annual Nike Air Jordan Basketball Academy, a 50 year old Michael Jordan showed he still had some air in his game even with the extra pounds in his gut. This year, the 51 year old Jordan made it memorable by handpicking a Kobe fan for a 1-on-1 game - we wont ruin it by telling you what happens.

The most amusing part about this video is arguably what the campers are saying in the background and not the actual one on one game.

For those who want to see some footage of the real Kobe playing MJ, then enjoy this video of Kobe scoring 55 points (42 in the 1st half) against a 40 year old Jordan in 2003.

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Kobe Defends LeBron In Championship Expectations & Talks About Who The Best Soccer Player Is

Arek Kissoyan — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 19:01:39 +0000

Here is Kobe talking about people's championship expectations regarding NBA players as well as who he thinks the best soccer player in the world is.

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Cavs introduce Andrew Wiggins in the most Cleveland way possible

Daniel Soto — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:38:42 +0000

As the Cleveland Cavilers introduce their number one pick in the draft Andrew Wiggins things get a little cringey. First they introduce him as Mitchell (which is his fathers name) then can't find his jersey. It was like something strait out of The Office type awkward.

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Carmelo Anthony on the free agency decision

Daniel Soto — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:41:06 +0000

Vice Sports sat down and talked with Melo about his free agency decision. Melo tries to give the outsider some perspective on making his decision like moving his family and looking through his children's eyes on how the move would effect them and their social life. Not too many athletes do that, and I have to give him a ton of respect. But with the way he's talking about New York, it doesn't really sound like he wants to go anywhere. What do you think?

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Chris Paul dunks on 5'2 Kevin Hart

David — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:06:19 +0000

In honor of my man @kevinhart4real movie premiere tonite I figured I would show how we spent yesterday...#SundayFunDay #DontJump#IWishICouldDoThatFaReal #HendrixSawItToo#ThinkLikeAManToo

I've seen some pretty interesting promotional tactics by actors and studios to get people to see a new movie but getting dunked on is a first. I was going to comment on the dunker being 6'0 Chris Paul and the dunkee Kevin Hart, star of the sequel 'Think Like A Man,' only being 5'2 but Paul did once put Dwight Howard on a poster.

Kevin also did some posterizing...but keep in mind the goal was 8 foot.

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Chris Paul appears in Kevin Hart's 'I wish i was a little bit taller" video remake

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LeBron James will refuse to play next season if Don Sterling still owns the Clippers

Daniel Soto — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:07:53 +0000

This has been undoubtedly the craziest playoffs in recent memory, not only on the court but off. You would think the players would be more focused on the actual playoffs rather than off court controversy. LeBron James just added a bit more fuel to the flame by saying he would sit out next season and lead the players to boycott the league if Don Sterling remains owner. He says this now, but do you think it would really happen? At the height of his prestigious career do you think he would really sit out? Is he trying to pull a Michael Jordan with the Three-peat, pause, Three-peat?

There are so many questions to be asked about this. But, the most important one of them all, does this give Donald Sterling more leverage? Now the NBA is up against a wall and has to resolve this Sterling issue by October, and Sterling's plan to delay with legal tactics is a lot scarier to the NBA and potentially forcing the NBA to make concessions to Sterling.

What do you think?

UPDATE (5PM)

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Kevin Durant's Emotional MVP Speech, Touching Dedication To His Mom

David — Tue, 06 May 2014 22:57:37 +0000

With 119 of the 125 1st place votes, Kevin Durant received the MVP trophy today and his mother received an early Mothers day gift as KD explained why his Mom is "the real MVP" during one of the most touching speeches I've ever heard from an athlete.

It was so touching that it even put a smile on Kendrick Perkins' face.

"I hated you before you got here." - KD to Perkins

If you don't shed a tear -- like his mother, many of his teammates and audience members -- then I'm assuming you are not human, you wanted LeBron to win a third year in a row or you are from the future and hate KD because he's going to leave OKC and win a championship somewhere else.

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History of Hip-Hop Albums by NBA Players | Can Damian Lillard go platinum?

David — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:05:59 +0000

Damian Lillard is taking his music from #FourBarFridays to wax (well, digital wax). Just like the confidence he showed by competing in every All-Star event, the Blazer All-Star sounded the same when talking about doing something that no other basketball player since Shaq in 1994 was able to do - sell a million copies of a rap album.

“If my profile continues to increase, I think I can go platinum with my music,” Lillard told CSNNW.com. “Not to knock anybody else who has done it, but I can actually rap. I have a story to tell. It’s not going to just be about basketball. I have more content than that. With the way I know I can get down, and the producers that I’ll align myself with, there’s no reason not to think I couldn’t go platinum. Shaq proved it’s possible.”

Shaq did show it was possible with great producers and guests (from Nas to Jay-Z to Rakim to Biggie) but he was also one of the most popular athletes in the world in the early 90s. But with the exception of having Dr Dre release "Detox: The Damian Lillard Version" I just don't think he can get anywhere close to a million and that's not a knock on him but a knock on the current state of the music industry and buying habits of it's consumers.

But if Chingy and Soulja Boy can go platinum (note: during the ringtone years) then why not Damian?

HISTORY OF MUSIC BY NBA PLAYERS

A lot of people have mentioned that Shaq's debut album "Shaq Diesel" went platinum (1 million copies sold) back in 1994 but Shaq actually sold way more albums than most people think. Both singles from that album "I Know I Got Skillz" and "What's up Doc (originally released as a Fu-Shnicken's song feat. Shaq)" are certified Gold (500k copies sold). Shaq's follow-up album "Shaq-Fu: Da Return" also went Gold.

This might sound like the dumbest first question ever but the first time I encountered Shaq back in 1993, the first thing I said was "When is the Fu-Shnicken's album coming out" after seeing him perform on The Arsenio Hall Show. He said "March" but it didn't come out until later.

Shaq then appeared on the 1994 compilation album "B-Ball's Best Kept Secret." It was a flop but his next guest spot was on Michael Jackson's "HIStory" album and that sold over 6 million copies. The song "2 Bad" was pretty bad but Shaq said the reason why he did was because Michael Jackson showed up to his house and personally asked him to be on it. Who is going to say no to Michael Jackson?

Shaq's next couple albums, including the underrated "You Can't Stop The Reign" failed to reach Gold status but still sold better than any other album put out by an NBA player. His single "Men of Steel" off the "Steel" soundtrack featuring Ice Cube, B-Real, Peter Gunz, and KRS-One was a minor hit on the Rap & R&B charts but the OST did poorly - but not as poor as the film itself.

In 1998, Kobe made a memorable guest spot on the Trackmasters' track for Brian McKnight called "Hold Me." The single was a hit on the R&B charts and the album did go platinum but I don't think Kobe deserves much credit for the album sales.

The next year Chris Webber dropped the album "2 Much Drama" which flopped but the single "Gangsta, Gangsta" with Kurupt of the Dogg Pound did make the top 10 on the Hot Rap Singles charts.

Columbia record then reunited Kobe and TrackMasters to record some new music. The product was a single called "Thug Poet" which featured Nas and a pre-G-Unit 50 Cent. The song was featured on the B-side of his official single "K.O.B.E" featuring Tyra Banks, but after the single bombed, Columbia pulled the plug on the album.

A similar fate happened to Shaq's final album "Superfriends" and Allen Iverson's debut album but Iverson's "Jewelz" record was put on the shelf due to controversy and David Stern not wanting it to see the light of the day

Ron Artest released an independent album in late 2006 called "My World" and as expected the album with a song called "Workin' The pole" and "I like my song" wasn't well-liked by anybody else.

Ex NBA player Rashad McCants under the alias King Suni Blac didn't get much hype for his hip hop music but he's been one of the most serious about making it. The same can be said about Stephen Jackson who performs under Stak5 and even did a song with Kevin Durant in early 2013. Even with the presence of Durant, the song never got any attention. The only video of Jackson rapping that did go viral was the one where he choked Steve Francis (who also had a rap record - Milli Vanilli style) during one of his performances.

Iman Shumpert released a free mixtape on Datpiff.com called "Th3#Post90s" and since December of 2012, it's only been downloaded 19k times and streamed 29k times. Granted Iman isn't an All-Star like Lillard but he's pretty popular and likable and if he was only able to get 20k people to download his album for free then Lillard is going to have a real challenge getting 1 million people to buy his album.

MUSIC VIDEOS

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Kobe Bryant Makes His Own Piano In New Footlocker Commercial

Arek Kissoyan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:44:06 +0000

Kobe Bryant stars in a brand new Foot Locker commercial promoting his new Nike Kobe 9's.

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